american alliance of museums: annual meeting, may 2014 moderator: andrea michelbach presenters:...

American Alliance of Museums: Annual Meeting, May 2014

Moderator: Andrea Michelbach

Presenters: Laura Musikanski, Melanie Kwong, Paul Thistle (in absentia), Charlotte Montgomery (in absentia)

HAPPINESS, SUSTAINABILITY

and the MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL

#mpwellbeing #happiness #aam2014 @andrea_mchlbch @happycounts

• Laura MusikanskiHappiness overview

• Andrea MichelbachIndividuals

• Melanie KwongInstitutions

• Paul ThistleMuseum organizations

• ActivityReflecting on your workplace happiness

TODAY’S SESSION

Image: © Ged Carroll / License

Andrea MichelbachIndividuals#mpwellbeing #happiness #aam2014 @andrea_mchlbch

© Jeff Power / License

What does happiness & well-being have to do with museums?

VisitorsCommunity

the “Public”

Impact on

who we serve

Creativity,

longevity,

productivity

Institutional

effectiveness

STAFF WELL-BEING

?What is the overall well-being of museum professionals?

What characterizes their positive & negative workplace experiences?

Social

Sup

port

Educa

tion,

Arts &

Cult

ure

Psych

ologic

al W

ell-B

eing

Satisfa

ction

with

Life

Materia

l Well

-Bein

g

Enviro

nmen

t

Physic

al Hea

lth

Work

Exp

erien

ce

Govern

ment

Commun

ity

Time B

alanc

e40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Comparison Between Happiness Initiative’s Opt-In Sample and the Museum Sample Opt-In Sample

Museum Sample

Control / Choice

Social Dynamics

Mission / Purpose

Strategic / Future

What can we do as individual museum professionals?

© Simon Cunningham / LendingMemo.com / License

Take action around “well-being commodities”:

• Time• Agency• Purpose

• What in your work enhances your well-being?

• What in your work detracts from your well-being?

ACTIVITY

• What action(s) do you want to take to improve your well-being?

• What do you want to remember from AAM 2014 that might influence your work well-being?

Photo: Linda Norris

SHARING

1. Pair up with someone at your table.

2. Share what you discovered.

#mpwellbeing #happiness #aam2014 @andrea_mchlbch @happycountsmpwellbeing.weebly.com

Photo: Linda Norris

“If the well-being of museum professionals is not cared for, then the museums suffer and

that can have far reaching consequences . . . The well-being of the employees, and the museum, are interconnected and impact one another in ways obvious and subtle.”

–Research participant

GET

IN T

OU

CH

Andrea Michelbach, andreamichelbach@gmail.com, @andrea_mchlbch

Laura Musikanski, [contact information removed for privacy]

Melanie Kwong, [contact information removed for privacy]

Paul Thistle, [contact information removed for privacy]

Charlotte Montgomery, [contact information removed for privacy]

mpwellbeing.weebly.com

© r. nial bradshaw / License